PESHAWAR: In a landmark response to the provincial government’s citizen-oriented reforms, bidders pushed prices of tribes and regional name choice vehicle number plates to unprecedented levels.
The bidding helped raise more than Rs470.3 million in a single day during the second auction organised by the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The second auction of the government’s unique Choice Number Plates initiative was held at the Arena Hall of Qayyum Sports Complex, in Peshawar, where bidders showed extraordinary interest in plates bearing tribal and regional identities.
A total of 30 choice number plates were auctioned, generating an overall bid value of Rs470.3 million in a single day. The highest bid of the auction was recorded for “Dawar-1”, which was sold for Rs175 million to a citizen, Inzam-ul-Haq. The second highest bid was placed on “Orakzai-1”, which was purchased for Rs41 million by former senator and MPA Aurangzeb Khan.
Similarly, “Waziristan-1” was auctioned for Rs40.6 million and was purchased by Faiz-ur-Rehman, while “Mohmand-1” was sold for Rs32.1 million.
The auction ceremony was attended by Director General Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Abdul Haleem Khan, along with other directors and senior officers of the department. A large number of interested bidders actively participated in the event.
During the auction, “Bajaur-1” was sold for Rs33.5 million to Abbas Shah, while “Khyber-1” fetched Rs20.1 million and was purchased by Haji Ikhtiar Muhammad.
Likewise, “Mehsud-1” was acquired by Abbas Khan Mehsud for Rs22 million, “Gujjar-1” by Raza Khan Gujjar for Rs16.3 million, and “Pashtun-1” by Ameerullah for Rs13.2 million.
Other notable sales included “Buner-1” for Rs9.5 million (Malik Asad Khan), “Mardan-1” for Rs6.8 million (Hafiz Sher Rehman), and “Dir-1” for Rs6.7 million (Muhammad Tahir Khan).
In addition, “Jadoon-1” was sold for Rs7.1 million to Samiullah, “Khalil-1” for Rs6.5 million to Gul Zaib, “Khattak-1” for Rs6.1 million to Muhammad Faizan, and “Taj-1” for Rs4.2 million to Fayyaz Ahmed Khan.
